the player of Osasuna Kike Barja was affirmed that his team should enjoy the final of Copa del Rey he is new real Madrid on May 6 was “competitive and brave” to lift the first title in the club’s history.
Osasuna lived a week full of emotions in qualifying for the Cup final and in a good league match against Elche. “That was round, the roundest since I was in the first team. With so many emotions on Tuesday, Saturday came and we started losing and then came back to get 38 points… I think it was perfect and we ended up happy and excited about what’s to come”, he said.
He does not hide his smile every time he thinks of the event on May 6 in Seville: “The theme of the final is always there, but we try to avoid it as much as possible.”
“I don’t put on films either. When we are there it will be very special moments because it is the second in the history of the club and to be part of it is milk. There were games before and I tried to go every day without going crazy”, stressed Barja in an interview with EFE, where he called for calm until the days before the appointment.
of paper of Osasuna in the final, the noain He indicated that “we must play without stones in our backpack, with ambition and with joy. We know the potential of the rival and we certainly have to suffer at times, but I think we have no pressure and we earned the right to enjoy ourselves, knowing that it will be very difficult”.
The experience of real Madrid it will be important. Osasuna have no such basis in this type of clash, something the Navarrese will seek to counter with a “tremendous illusion”, he pointed out. “We know that for us the value of winning this Cup is infinitely greater than that of Real Madrid, because it is our first title”, he added.
“The truth is that they are favorites. Anything to say otherwise would mislead us. He is the current champion of the league and Champions League”, he expressed his opinion about who starts with a certain advantage.
More than 20,000 rojillo followers are expected for Seville. With the Cup final against Betis, he acknowledged, “it will be another landmark day in the history of Osasunista fans because it’s special to be in another city and experience the atmosphere that will be created with the hope of being a champion “.
About the headquarters of The Charterhouse, Barja is sincere: “Ideally, it is in Madrid, because it is the center of Spain, a more comfortable place to travel. We are having problems from fans to me and my family. His object was for the capital to have a fixed headquarters as Wembley or the France stadium”.
He labeled Ancelotti’s team as “unpredictable” because “in the league they might look dead, but they have Benzemawhich is the ballon d’or, sa Vinicius, Rodrygo, Valverde, Asensio, Cross… obviously it doesn’t matter what state they reach, it’s the chance to win a title and I think they also have the ambition to win”.
“The intention is that it will be a long game where we will get to the end of life. If I have the option to play I will try to do what I always do. Any winger in front of him will be world-class, but we are at the foot of the cannon to do what the coach asked us to do”, he declared about Camavinga, Nacho either Mendyfootballers who have to measure themselves.
He emphasized his team’s resilience: “We spent four overtimes to eliminate the defending champion, the Sevilleo Athletic, one of the clubs with the most King’s Cups of Spain. We showed that mentality and strength as a team.
About the possibility of going to Europe winning the Cup final or achieving seventh place in the domestic championship, Barja commented that “it’s a bit unpredictable. One or neither of the two can happen. In the league we have to compete in every game and be ambitious, and in the final we will fight to give Osasuna their first title”.
The entrance San Mameshe stressed, is “a source of pride to see that slash He also has the ability to keep top football players and compete in any field. david garcia it is international, Moncayola rejected offers, the level of AimarPablo Ibáñez is doing very well… the players here are also adding and we are creating an important block for the future”.
The number ’11’ had a good moment with three consecutive league titles: “When you feel like you are a participant and a star, you notice a great achievement. I try to be ready, play more or less”.
“No one deserves these types of injuries, but the last person is Darko. He’s a super hard worker, he’s the last to leave training, he takes care of himself like the best… he’s a player I need included in my squad. I’m very sorry, but I have lived through that and I know he will recover. We will be with him and I hope he continues”, he said of Brasanac, a footballer from Osasuna who suffered a tear ligament and the contract ends in June this year.
Source: La Verdad
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